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Tuesday, March 27, 2018

Kirikiri & Ikoyi Prisons are no more suitable for their present locations – Governor Ambode

Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode has restated the commitment of his administration to partner with the Nigerian Prisons Service to address some of the challenges affecting the prisons system in the State.

The Governor, who spoke through the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Tunji Bello, during
a study visit of delegates from the Nigerian Prisons Service Academy,
Ijebu Igbo, Ogun State, added that the State Government is willing to
collaborate with them in meeting some of their demands and enabling them
to live up to expectations in the State.

He informed that
despite the State Government’s awareness that the Kirikiri Maximum
Security Prison and Ikoyi Prison have become overpopulated as well as
unsuitable for the present locations, the State Government cannot
relocate them without the consent of the Federal Government.

Ambode
stressed that the State Government’s desire to relocate the prisons to
places like Badagry, Ikorodu and Epe axis where vacant land exists was
made unachievable by the refusal of the last government at the centre.
He explained that a clear example was the reforms that the State
Government introduced in the Judiciary which not only improved welfare
packages of judicial officers but strengthened the institution against
corruption.

The Governor stated that since the inception
of Democracy, the Government has continued to develop infrastructure in
the State because the present administration places so much value on
human capital and ensures everything works for all citizens in a bid to
reduce crime in the society. Earlier in his Speech, the Commandant of
Prisons Academy, Ijebu-Igbo, and the head of the team Ag. ACG Benson
Oluwayiopese stated that Lagos was chosen as a place to visit because
the State has become the leading light in the comity of States with a
great leader behind its success story.

He added that the
achievements that have been recorded by the present Administration
resonate across the world. The Commandant thereafter presented a plaque
titled “Exemplary Leadership Award” to the Governor through the SSG,
Mr. Tunji Bello.